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Release Date:
December 5, 1979
Original Title:
Bear Island
Alternate Titles:
Le Secret de la banquise
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Mystery | Thriller
Production Companies:
Bear Island Films (U.K.) Limited
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Columbia Pictures
Selkirk Films
Production Countries:
Canada | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 US: PG
Runtime: 118
A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker motives become apparent. Could the fortune in buried Nazi gold be the key to the mystery? Donald Sutherland and Vanessa Redgrave investigate
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Additional Writing:
Murray Smith
Art Direction:
Kenneth Ryan
Peter Childs
Associate Producer:
William Hill
Casting:
Stuart Aikins
Director:
Don Sharp
Director of Photography:
Alan Hume
Editor:
Tony Lower
Novel:
Alistair MacLean
Original Music Composer:
Robert Farnon
Producer:
Peter Snell
Production Design:
Harry Pottle
Screenplay:
Don Sharp
David Butler
Still Photographer:
David Appleby
Stunt Coordinator:
Vic Armstrong
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